Trip Report Dreaming My Way Back to Disney. A First Ever Solo Trip

I’ve been back for over a month now and am finally getting around to writing about one of my best ever Disney trips. I spent 2 nights at All Star Movies, the first time staying here.

This was my first time back at Disney World since January 2020 when I did this:

But, I’m getting ahead of myself because the main part of the trip was…

A transatlantic cruise on the Disney Dream.

This has been a cruise I’ve wanted to take ever since my first cruise 11 years ago, so I was very excited to finally be able to do it.

So the plans were:

October 20th to November 2nd: 13 night Westbound Transatlantic cruise from Southampton to Fort Lauderdale with stops at Vigo (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Ponta Delgada (Azores) and Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point.

November 2nd: Brightline train from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando

November 2nd to November 4th: All Star Movies resort only stay with lots of good food, resort hopping and fireworks

And I did all of this completely solo, which as a mum of four was not something I’d had the opportunity to do before.

 

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Sunday 3rd November: Disney Springs and Resort Hopping (cont)

My destination for dinner that evening was my absolute favourite restaurant in all of Disney World, The Flying Fish. I tried to time my reservation so I could watch fireworks afterwards but the earliest I could get was 7.35 so I knew I’d be cutting it a bit close.

I only waited a few minutes to be seated, but the restaurant was very busy and it took a while for my server to come over.

I love the little fish details around the restaurant

Everything on the menu sounded amazing (except pork belly, I don’t like that)

I had the Stags Leap Petite Syrah, one of my favourites

More fish details

And more wonderful bread and butter that I had to stop myself from filling up on

As good as everything on the menu sounded i was there for one thing only, my favourite meal in my favourite restaurant, the potato wrapped snapper

This was amazing, every bit as good as I remember it . And it was a big piece of fish, I had been tempted to have one of the enhancements with it but it would have been too much food.

 

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The Flying Fish is also one of my favorite restaurants. I struggle with choosing between the snapper and strip. The strip usually wins. I want that silverware!!!!

 

[Piglet_the_brave]

The Flying Fish is also one of my favorite restaurants. I struggle with choosing between the snapper and strip. The strip usually wins. I want that silverware!!!!

It was a hard choice, I wanted the seabass as well. And the pasta. And the scallops, octopus and lobster enhancements

 

[Piglet_the_brave]

Sunday 3rd November: Disney Springs and Resort Hopping (cont)

It was after 8.30 by now so I knew that if I wanted to watch fireworks I would have to skip dessert. But I’d had such a relaxing dinner, I really didn’t want to rush out. And I didn’t have the same emotional attachment to Luminous that I did to Happily Ever After so it wasn’t as important to me to watch it. It was something I could save for the summer and watch it properly for the first time with Alice and Lexi.

My favourite “dessert” at the Flying Fish, the Peanut Butter Freeze

I love the lights

I decided to get the boat back to Hollywood Studios and as I was waiting did see the last of the fireworks.

Blurry photo from the boat

Bye Hollywood Studios

I only waited a few minutes for a bus back to All Stars, I had been very lucky with transport all day.

I had such a lovely day and it had been a perfect ending with my favourite meal.